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This description was applied to ian mcguires debut novel the north water. Heartbreaking and wise, rush home road tells the life story of adelaide shadd. Annabel lyon, vancouver sun rush home road offers an interesting storyline rich with satisfying plot twists that skilfully confute the readers expectations. Lori lansens this beautiful first novel by the awardwinning author of the girls tells the story of two unlikely peoplefiveyearold sharla and 70yearold addywho are thrown together and end up. To ask other readers questions about rush home road, please sign up. The dharma bums is worth a read if you love on the road. I love books like this one, of people unselfishly helping others less fortunate. Rush home road was top of her list, so i ordered it on amazon. Click to read more about rush home road by lori lansens. Lori lansens is a canadian novelist and screenwriter lansens was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films south of wawa, wolf girl and marine life, before publishing her first novel rush home road in 2002.

Book club discussion guide rush home road by lori lansens a lonely 70yearold woman takes in an abandoned girl in this heartwrenching tale of love and loss set in the black communities of southwestern ontario. She wrote her first novel, rush home road, while pregnant with her first son finishing just a week before he was born, and her second novel, while nursing a second child. Its not like the road, but many people that like the road also like this book. Rush home road was a national best seller here in canada, and was of particular interest to me, as im quite close within 45 minutes it was absolutely excellent. What are some books written in a similar style as the road. It took me a long time to get through the road, a postapocalyptic journey of a father and son pushing a shopping cart south, through the deserted and charred. However, when the subplot concentrates on the plight of addy and sharla it feels like an overdone soap opera. Find books like rush home road from the worlds largest community of readers. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a. Rush home road by webhau1 see profile 022014 our club really enjoyed this book. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient.

Their programs improve health care access, while also educating providers about the needs of service members, veterans and their families. Rush home road is a compulsively readable book that leaves us feeling we know more about a time and a place and about humankind than when we opened the cover. In rush home road, lori lansens creates a teeming, forgotten world linked to our own by one womans life, laid down across the twentieth century like a fragile railroad track. Lori lansens became one of canadas most sought after writers more than a year before her internationally heralded first book, rush home road, would see publication in april 2002. When rush home road focuses on the history of blacks in canada it is quite a fabulous historical tale. Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a. The novel was a shortlisted finalist for the rogers writers trust fiction prize lansens followup novel, the girls, was published in 2005. From the author of the numberone international bestseller the history of bees, a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future. Id certainly recommend this book, and look forward to reading more books by the same author. Both protagonists in the novels rush home road and kite runner learn the meaning of past memories, and are drawn back home through memories, adoption, and thriving to complete a mission. A friend of mine in canada has a book store and i recently asked her for suggestions of some canadian literature. Knopf canada was the first publisher to buy this extraordinary debut novel, but just before the. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. Lori lansens was born and raised in chatham, ontario she has written several films including south of wawa, marine life and wolf girl.

Social worker road home program at rush university. Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge. Theey take you if they re good, on a journey where you forget the world you are living in. Rush home road, a dramatic debut novel by an adept storyteller, was compared. When astrid strick witnesses a school bus run over a longtime acquaintance of hersbarbara baker, a woman she doesnt like very muchits only the beginning. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. With addys health now failing rapidly, she and sharla both find redemption and closure when they finally make it back to rusholme as in rush home road.

They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. The idea of returning home in rush home road and kite. I had 11 liked, 1 soso, and only 1 didnt like and she didnt like it. Goodreads members who liked rush home road also liked. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Addy and amir both come to realization that its the bad memories that always stick with one, but the good ones seem to slip through the cracks. Life is about embracing all the negatives and overcoming obstacles. Failures, frustrations, depressions, hopelessness, sorrows and obstacles are all part of life. She lived in toronto for 22 years and recently moved to california. Not surprisingly, the north water occasionally evokes mobydick, but the c.

Written with verve, grace and unflinching emotional acuity, rush home road is an epic story that explodes our notions of identity, justice, and heroism, penetrating one of our darkest periods with profound insight and humanity. A novel sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the summer. Buy a cheap copy of rush home road book by lori lansens. Sharla cody, a neglected, mixedrace ragamuffin of a girl, unwanted by her toughtalking trailer park mother collette. Critics often liken new authors with violent prose to cormac mccarthy, but few really deliver. Its about a dystopian us society in the not so distant future. Addy shadd is a protagonist like no other full of quiet, steely bravery and. Lori lansens how i felt about the novel development and resolution of the conflicts i really enjoyed this book and i would recommend it to almost anyone. Celebrating the bands 30th anniversary, bytour features indepth original interviews with geddy lee, alex lifeson. Rush home road is a compulsively readable book that leaves us feeling we know more about a time and a place and about humankind than when we opened the.

Gives me great hope for wonderful reading in my retirement. You can use this link to find more books about the underground railroad. Spw is a leader in building the capacity of communities to better meet the needs of veterans and their families. Im not one to read often but after i was done this novel i was amazed by how good it was. Celebrating the bands 30th anniversary, bytour features indepth original interviews with geddy lee, alex lifeson, and neil peart. Rush home road by lori lansens penguin random house canada. Rush home road by lori lansens a lonely 70yearold woman takes in an abandoned girl in this heartwrenching tale of love and loss set in the black communities of southwestern ontario. We found it to be very well written and we fell in love with the two main characters. The guys in rush have never released an authorized biography, but. The story is about a black woman growing up in southern ontario end of the underground railroad and the trials of her life. Lori lansens when she volunteers to take in fiveyearold sharla cody for the summer, eightyyearold addy shadd forms a powerful bond with sharla that prompts her to recollect her own childhood in rusholme, a. In rush home road, i found not only an original, compelling, and lyrical story. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the summer. Rush home road is the story of a five year old little girl, sharla cody, who is dumped off at addie shadds small trailer in chatham.

What a surprising read and that is the reason why i like non genre books. Reviewed by margaret gunning it stinks of piss in the room, reads the grabby, gritty opening sentence of rush home road, one of the most hyped and anticipated first novels in recent memory. Buy rush home road digital original by lansens, lori isbn. It was told to her like a storybook legendand although addy is forced to leave her beloved home as a teenager, the place will call to her for the rest of her life. Brimming over with good intentions, but a relentlessly churning plot makes for an unconvincing ride. Addy shadd is a protagonist like no other full of quiet, steely bravery and tenderness of heart. Buy the paperback book rush home road by lori lansens at indigo. Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when. Rush home road by lori lansens rush home road is another first novel book. So immediately and passionately was her novel embraced that it was already frontpage arts news back in april 2001.

Having lived in canada some time ago, i am a fan of canadian literature. Can anyone suggest books similar to the road by cormac. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the. With addys health now ebbing, she and sharla rush home seeking closure. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. Recently, i had a bit of a chat with a couple of guys who both said they liked it better than otr, which is a tad weird to me, but it is a good novel. I am so amazed at the number of really good first authors out there. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as a coworker.